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Note: Notes from Bankston book: Lawrence Bankston's second marriage was to Ann Major of Virginia, in 1747. Apparently, Lawrence moved to Orange County, North Carolina
in 1744 duing Governor Gabriel Johnson's administration after the
death of his first wife.
Between 1740 and 1744 Lawrence moved to Edgecombe County and then to New Bern in Craven County. On November 24, 1744, he was admitted
to the Council to prove his rights in Edgecombe County (NC Records V.
4 p. 384, 709). He later moved to Orange County, NC, there he was a
vestryman of St. Mathew Parish Church in 1752, and was appointed
Justice of the Peace in 1757. He acquired property in Orange,
Edgecombe and Craven Counties, in addition to the property he
inherited in Philadelphia. Shortly after his death in 1774, his
second wife and their children moved to Wilkes County in Georgia.
Sons by both his first and second marriages received Bounty Grants of land in Georgia for their service in the Georgia and Continental
armies. [Peter, Jacob, Daniel, Lawrence Jr., and John are all
listed.]
Notes from Cynthia Forde, citing "The Bankston Cousins" by Anne
Haigler, page 5-6:
On Nov. 24, 1744, Lawrence Bankson is listed in the colonial census in Edgecombe County, NC. He received a grant in the amount of 50
acres for each two members of his family. Unfortunately a copy of
this grant showing the number of acres received is not available. This
land became a part of Granville County, NC in 1746. There are several
records showing Lawrence in the area and on the 1755 tax list of
Orange County NC is listed Lawrence Bankson, Esqr., and sons - 5
white polls. To be counted in the poll, each son had to be over 16
years of age, which gives us 4 sons before 1739. In April 1757,
Lawrence BANKSTON is named as Commissioner for the road, and on Jan.
23, 1761, Lawrence is granted 595 acres in Orange County, NC, by Lord
Granville. Patent Bk 14, p. 343 which was surveyed July 12, 1754.
Court records of Orange County, NC in August 1765 lists Andrew
BANKSTON, Larence BANKSTON Sr. and Lawrence BANKSTON Jr.
It has been written that Rebecca Hendricks Bankson died ca. 1740; however the deeds in Wilkes County, Georgia, seem to dispute this. On
Jan. 4, 1787, in Wilkes Co. deed book AA, Peter Bankston, Jacob
Bankston, and Daniel Bankston, all of Wilkes County, sell to Matthew
Wood of Greene County, Georgia, 440 acres which came to them from
their father, Lawrence Bankston. The same three men sold to Wood 37
1/2 acres located in Philadelphia, PA, which was willed to our mother,
Rebecca Hendricks and is recorded in the State of PA, Nov. 27, 1786.
Rebecca Hendricks could not inherit land in 1786 if she died in 1740
unless it was willed to her or the heirs of her body; otherwise, for
Lawrence to have married in 1747 and had 4 more children, he would
have had to divorce Rebecca. Unfortunately, the Archives in
Philadelphia could not locate the land deed, nor have I found any
record of a divorce. . . These notes go on to record not being able
to find any record of second wife Ann Majors.
Research of Dr. Peter Craig confirms the above information, so I have deleted second wife Ann Majors from my database. Dr. Craig
states: "Despite claims in various Bankston genealogies, there were
no additional sons. Andrew Bankston, the eldest son, had died before
27 November 1786 when the remaining three Bankston brothers sold their
parents' lands . . . "
Orange County Court Minutes 1st session - 1752
Eight Justices, including Lawrence Bankston
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